No. 4 Santa Margarita (3-0) vs. San Clemente (1-2)

7:30 TONIGHT SAN CLEMENTE HIGH

Santa Margarita showed last week against Dana Hills that it is vulnerable to teams with solid running games. The Eagles were outplayed up front for much of the game. They had only five possessions and Dana Hills punted only once all night. But Santa Margarita won by capitalizing on two fumbles by Dana Hills’ quarterback. San Clemente rushed for more than 300 yards last week, but that came against a porous Aliso Niguel defense. Santa Margarita is the state’s 13th-ranked team by Cal-Hi Sports. Tonight’s is the first football game between the two South Orange County schools.

KEY PLAYERS

Santa Margarita

RB Spencer McCroskey 269 yds., 6.4 avg., 1 TD

WR Mike O’Gorman 17 rec., 242 yds., 2 TDs

QB Greg Orlando 68.9%, 394 yds., 3 TDs

San Clemente

(Stats vs. Aliso Niguel)

RB James Allen 140 yds., 12.7 avg., 2 TDs

QB Dan Coviello 50%, 56 yds., 2 Ints.

RB Chris McCormick 107 yds., 9.7 avg., 2 TDs